14.4.12

The Doctor 医

To visit a Hospital in Japan is, in many senses, a futuristic experience. From the automatic centralized queueing system that vibrates and beeps whenever your turn is, to the automatic cashier that allows a smooth payment before you leave back to work.

So the future of a self-sustained country is summarized in technology, partially subventioned (30% is on you) healthcare & paid leave days (which can alternatively exchanged by sick-days-home OR vacation). The Japanese Healthcare only covers the first 5 days of after-surgery hospital stay. After that, you get the chance to switch to a cheaper one place, as you're meant to pay for it. Yourself.
Spanish people often raise a brow when facing the current proposal. I am not arguing for it. Just saying that things may get a lot lot tougher. Because that future dream of full employment doesn't come for free.